ET ACTIVEX Possible AOL SuperBuddy ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Attempt

Query · suricata

flow:from_server,established;
content:"189504B8-50D1-4AA8-B4D6-95C8F58A6414"; nocase;
content:"SetSuperBuddy"; nocase;
content:"//";
pcre:"/<OBJECT\s+[^>]*classid\s*=\s*[\x22\x27]?\s*clsid\s*\x3a\s*\x7B?\s*189504B8-50D1-4AA8-B4D6-95C8F58A6414/si";
Raw source ET ACTIVEX Possible AOL SuperBuddy ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Attempt · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET ACTIVEX Possible AOL SuperBuddy ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Attempt";
    flow:from_server,established;
    content:"189504B8-50D1-4AA8-B4D6-95C8F58A6414"; nocase;
    content:"SetSuperBuddy"; nocase;
    content:"//";
    pcre:"/<OBJECT\s+[^>]*classid\s*=\s*[\x22\x27]?\s*clsid\s*\x3a\s*\x7B?\s*189504B8-50D1-4AA8-B4D6-95C8F58A6414/si";
    reference:url,www.securityfocus.com/bid/36580/info;
    reference:url,www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506889;
    classtype:attempted-user;
    sid:2010039; rev:7;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag ActiveX, updated_at 2019_09_27, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;
)

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